THIS IS VERY INTERESTING HOW CLEVERTHE HIDDEN JEWS WERE

Posted on April 17, 2013 by The Old Wolf

Found at Reddit, these are photos of a mind-bending piece of artwork. The contributor described it thusly:

“I got this from grandfather before he died. First used by hidden Jews during the inquisition, it is shaped like a teapot, but contains many secret Judaica pieces. The Hidden Synagogue.”

The original photos are at Imgur. I cannot adequately express in words how beautiful this is.

The complete teapot

Remove the top…

Its’ a hidden dreidel

Remove the next layer‘

A perfume/spice holder.

Opened

The Hebrew word on the bottom says בשמים (basmim), “spices or perfumes”

The next layer is…

The eternal flame.

The Front View - The inscription reads, “The light of god is man’s soul.”

But there’s another secret:

A complete megilla (the scroll containing the biblical narrative of the Book of Esther, traditionally read in synagogues to celebrate the festival of Purim.)

The main body is designed to hold an etrog, the yellow citron or Citrus medica used by Jews on the week-long holiday of Sukkot.

The words say “pri etz hadar” (the fruit of the majestic tree), a biblical reference to the etrog.

Inside

Candlesticks for Shabbos

Closeup of candlesticks

Remove the flowered tray, and under the candlesticks is…

A Seder plate.

Complete

But there’s one more thing.

A menorah.

With the shammash (“servant”), the 9th light of the menorah used to light the other 8 candles.

Reassembled

 

But there is confusion between menorah and chanukia…